Terrorism

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

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Yemen’s government shake-up highlights limitations of Obama’s ‘Yemen model’

Katherine Zimmerman | September 22, 2014, 11:58 am

An armed Yemeni opposition group seized parts of the capital and pressured the Yemeni government to concede to a list of demands, including the resignation of the cabinet. These events underscore one of the many weaknesses of the so-called “Yemen model” this weekend. read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa, Terrorism

Why we’re right to call it the Islamic State

Sadanand Dhume | September 18, 2014, 1:47 pm

Is it our responsibility to make up new names for organizations because the existing one makes some people uncomfortable? read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Dismissing the ISIS threat: Remember these quotes

Marc Thiessen | September 4, 2014, 10:40 am

Today, the Obama administration is arguing that we are safe here at home because … you guessed it … ISIS has not developed the intent or capability to hit the American homeland. read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

The New York Times and the ‘plain-English’ meaning of torture

Marc Thiessen | August 12, 2014, 9:53 am

More journalists have been waterboarded than terrorists. In undergoing the technique to see what it felt like, they were trying to prove waterboarding was torture. Here is a “plain-English” definition of torture for the New York Times: if you are willing to try it to see what it feels like, it’s not torture. read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa, Terrorism

Airstrikes in Iraq don’t substitute for strategy

Michael Rubin | August 8, 2014, 10:32 am

Last night, President Obama announced airstrikes against ISIS forces besieging Yezidis and threatening Iraqi Kurds. The announcement was more rhetoric than reality. read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

The coming al Qaeda comeback

Marc Thiessen | July 2, 2014, 10:15 am

The New York Times reports: For the first time since its emergence more than two decades ago, the Qaeda of Osama bin Laden finds itself facing a rival jihadist organization [in ISIS] with the resources and influence to threaten its … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

‘This is what happens at the end of wars’

Marc Thiessen | June 4, 2014, 8:23 am

In Warsaw, President Obama defended his decision to release five Taliban leaders, declaring that while it is “absolutely” possible they could return to the fight, “this is what happens at the end of wars.” Here is what he said: PRESIDENT … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, AfPak, Terrorism

The cost of Bergdahl’s release

Marc Thiessen | June 2, 2014, 12:39 pm

In today’s Washington Post, I describe what happened when, in 2007, the Bush administration mistakenly released another Taliban leader named Mullah Zakir, who quickly returned to the battlefield, became the top Taliban commander in charge of countering Obama’s 2009 surge, … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa, Terrorism

Doubling-down on a losing al Qaeda strategy

Katherine Zimmerman | May 28, 2014, 2:46 pm

It is much harder to end wars than it is to begin them—especially when the enemy is still fighting. President Barack Obama rightly cited American successes in removing key al Qaeda leaders from the battlefield. That list is long and … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

How to get lunch with Obama?

Michael Rubin | May 28, 2014, 7:53 am

Ahead of his West Point speech, President Obama met with several sympathetic journalists to make his case. According to Politico: Those present at Tuesday’s meeting included: New York Times columnists Friedman and Brooks; Times editorial board member Carol Giacomo; Washington … read more >

Government Sponsors Truthy Study of Twitter
The debate over the National Science Foundation study of Twitter is getting off track. The sole issue at stake is whether it is appropriate for the government to fund Truthy — no matter how worthwhile it may be.
3-D Printing: Challenges and Opportunities
With physical copying now approaching digital copying in terms of ease, cost, and convenience, how will the advent of this new technology affect intellectual property rights, be they patents, copyrights, or trademarks?
Why Privilege Nonprofits?
People on the right view nonprofits as a civil-society bulwark against big government. People on the left think that profit is inherently bad, and therefore they view nonprofits as inherently good. Both views can be questioned.
The Redevelopment Racket
The growing trend of public redevelopment has increased cronyism, land confiscation, and waste.

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